Suburbs Macquarie Hills

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Macquarie Hills NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Macquarie Hills, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Macquarie Hills NSW is 3,605 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Macquarie Hills is $968 per week ($50,336 per year). Median rent in Macquarie Hills is $473 per week ($2,050 per month). Macquarie Hills has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Macquarie Hills has a population density of 1538.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Macquarie Hills is England. The most common religion is No Religion (46% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Macquarie Hills is $2,000.

There were 56 recorded offences in Macquarie Hills in 2025-26, a rate of 16 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was drug offences (28 offences).

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📍 Macquarie Hills, New South Wales — 32.9503°S, 151.6449°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (20)

Macquarie Hills Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Macquarie Hills Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$968/wk
$50,336 per year
#1455 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$473/wk
$2,050 per month
#843 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Macquarie Hills Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (1,811) Female 49.8% (1,793)

Population Density

1538.1
people per km²
3,605 people · 2.3 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,392
Family income/wk

Macquarie Hills Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Macquarie Hills Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
33.6% 358 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
66.4% 708 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Macquarie Hills Country of Birth

Australia
96.3%
England
1.7%
Germany
0.8%
India
0.5%
Croatia
0.2%
Fiji
0.2%
Hong Kong
0.2%
Iran
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Macquarie Hills Religion

No Religion
46.3%
Catholic
22.2%
Anglican
14.8%
Uniting Church
4.4%
Not stated
3.9%
Pentecostal
3.2%
Christian (other)
3.1%
Baptist
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Macquarie Hills Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
56.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
30.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Macquarie Hills Languages Spoken at Home

Other
27.8%
Vietnamese
11.4%
Greek
11.4%
Arabic
10.1%
Cantonese
8.9%
Italian
8.9%
Spanish
8.9%
Khmer
7.6%
Australian Indigenous
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Macquarie Hills Employment

💼
Employed full-time
45.2% 1,183 people
⏰
Employed part-time
24.5% 642 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.9% 75 people
🏠
Not in labour force
27.5% 720 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Macquarie Hills Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
42.4%
Bachelor Degree
25.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.4%
Postgraduate Degree
7.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.2%
Certificate I/II
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Macquarie Hills Occupation

Professionals
27.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.9%
Clerical & Administrative
16.0%
Community & Personal Service
12.9%
Managers
12.6%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.2%
Labourers
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Macquarie Hills Field of Study

Management & Commerce
26.2%
Engineering
19.0%
Health
12.7%
Society & Culture
12.1%
Education
10.5%
Architecture & Building
6.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Creative Arts
2.4%
Information Technology
2.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Macquarie Hills Dwelling Types

Separate house
98.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Macquarie Hills Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
0.9%
$400-$499/wk
3.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.1%
$650-$799/wk
3.5%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
16.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
13.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
11.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.5%
$4,000+/wk
11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Macquarie Hills Marital Status

💍
Married
51.9% 1,456
↔️
Separated
3.2% 91
📋
Divorced
7.8% 218
🕊️
Widowed
3.1% 86
👤
Never married
34.0% 954

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Macquarie Hills Ancestry

Australian
34.1%
English
31.5%
Scottish
8.9%
Irish
8.0%
Other
4.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.8%
German
3.4%
Italian
1.8%
Dutch
1.2%
Filipino
1.1%
Polish
0.9%
Welsh
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Macquarie Hills School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.7%
Secondary — Government
21.6%
Pre-school
14.4%
Vocational Education
13.4%
Primary — Catholic
7.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.7%
Secondary — Catholic
5.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Macquarie Hills Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.6% 325
✅
No need for assistance
95.4% 6,736

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Macquarie Hills Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.7% 373
—
Not a volunteer
86.3% 2,354

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Macquarie Hills Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.4%
$300-$449/mo
1.2%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.1%
$800-$999/mo
4.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
34.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
18.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Macquarie Hills How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.3%
Did not go to work
19.6%
Car (passenger)
3.7%
Walked only
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bus
0.5%
Truck
0.3%
Bicycle
0.2%
Other
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Macquarie Hills Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.0%
1 vehicle
22.6%
2 vehicles
54.1%
3 vehicles
14.6%
4+ vehicles
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Macquarie Hills Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
1.5%
3 bedrooms
47.4%
4 bedrooms
42.1%
5 bedrooms
7.6%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Macquarie Hills Population Mobility

9.9%
moved in the last year
36.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
72.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Macquarie Hills Indigenous Population

5.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
379
Indigenous residents
6,686
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Macquarie Hills Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
418
Asthma
167
Arthritis
114
Diabetes
85
Heart disease
73
Lung condition
45
Cancer
41
Kidney disease
35
Stroke
20
Dementia
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Macquarie Hills Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.8%
$1-$149/wk
4.4%
$150-$299/wk
5.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.8%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
10.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
11.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.7%
$3,500+/wk
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Macquarie Hills Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
48.7%
Couple — no children
23.5%
Couple — no children under 15
15.5%
One parent — children under 15
6.2%
One parent — no children under 15
6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Macquarie Hills Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 6
🏅
Previously served
3.1% 86
👤
Never served
96.5% 2,646

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Macquarie Hills Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.5% 422
—
Did not provide
84.5% 2,303

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Macquarie Hills Children Ever Born

No children
30.5%
1 child
13.5%
2 children
33.6%
3 children
15.5%
4 children
5.8%
5+ children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Macquarie Hills When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
16
1951–1960
17
1961–1970
34
1971–1980
21
1981–1990
44
1991–2000
39
2001–2010
70
2011–2015
47
2016
3
2017
8
2019
18
2020
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Macquarie Hills Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.0%
5–14 hours
32.3%
15–29 hours
14.7%
30+ hours
10.2%
Did not do domestic work
22.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Macquarie Hills Household Size

1 person
13.3%
2 persons
33.0%
3 persons
20.7%
4 persons
21.7%
5 persons
8.7%
6+ persons
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Macquarie Hills Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,127
Moved from NSW
287
Moved — same area (SA2)
38
Moved from overseas
9
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Macquarie Hills Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.5%
Step family — no other children
12.0%
Blended family — no other children
3.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Macquarie Hills Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 56 total

Drug Offences
28
Property Damage
8
Theft
7
Sexual Offences
3
Other Against Person
3
Weapons
3
Assault
2
Other Against Property
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Macquarie Hills Schools

20
schools nearby
14
government
1014
avg ICSEA score
7,603
total students
Macquarie College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,060 students
1110
ICSEA
St Mary's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 418 students
1093
ICSEA
Newcastle Waldorf School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 237 students
1072
ICSEA
St Kevin's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 130 students
1071
ICSEA
Biddabah Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 348 students
1065
ICSEA
Warners Bay High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,161 students
1056
ICSEA
Holy Cross Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 153 students
1036
ICSEA
Warners Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 340 students
1027
ICSEA
Cardiff South Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 298 students
1017
ICSEA
Cardiff North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 149 students
1014
ICSEA
Speers Point Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 256 students
1000
ICSEA
Cardiff Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 283 students
1000
ICSEA
Cardiff High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 778 students
986
ICSEA
Boolaroo Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 99 students
981
ICSEA
Edgeworth Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 647 students
967
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 20 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Macquarie Hills Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,241/wk
Median Rent $473/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Macquarie Hills

≈ $9,711/month
Median rent $473/wk
Left after rent $1,768/wk
Rent share 21.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk Save: $298/wk
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Income: $885/wk Rent: $390/wk Save: $83/wk

Macquarie Hills vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Wamboin
Pop: 1,805 Income: $1,362/wk Rent: $520/wk
Floraville
Pop: 1,814 Income: $885/wk Rent: $405/wk
Shoal Bay (NSW)
Pop: 1,815 Income: $623/wk Rent: $338/wk
Denman
Pop: 1,821 Income: $721/wk Rent: $280/wk
Walgett
Pop: 1,824 Income: $823/wk Rent: $175/wk
Merriwa (NSW)
Pop: 1,825 Income: $593/wk Rent: $245/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Macquarie Hills

What is the population of Macquarie Hills NSW?

The population of Macquarie Hills NSW is 3,605 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1538.1 people per km².Macquarie Hills is ranked #2,095 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Macquarie Hills?

The median personal income in Macquarie Hills NSW is $968 per week, or $50,336 per year.The median household income is $2,241 per week.Family income is $2,392 per week.Macquarie Hills is ranked #1,455 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Macquarie Hills?

Median rent in Macquarie Hills NSW is $473 per week ($2,050 per month).Rent represents 21.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Macquarie Hills ranks #843 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Macquarie Hills?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Macquarie Hills NSW is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Macquarie Hills?

The median age in Macquarie Hills NSW is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Macquarie Hills a good suburb to live in?

Macquarie Hills is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,605.The median income is $968/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12443. All dollar figures in AUD.